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AlohaCare Donations Help Nonprofits
Honolulu-based health care nonprofit AlohaCare launched its newly named giving program, Imua Loa (“to go forward in health and well-being”) and contribut- ed $300,000 to 20 organiza- tions statewide.
“As a safety net health plan, we consider giving back to our community is a vital part of our mission, and through Imua Loa we look forward to uplifting our community,” states AlohaCare CEO Francoise Culley-Trotman. “With this round of donations, our goal was to fund programs or ac- tivities that will brighten the holidays for those in need, particularly our keiki and kūpuna.”
AlohaCare CEO Francoise Culley-Trotman (left) is pictured with Michelle Cordero- Lee,CEOofMealsonWheels,oneofthenonprofitorganizationsthatreceiveda donationfromAlohaCare’sImuaLoaprogram.PHOTOCOURTESYALOHACARE
organizations that support families facing houseless- ness or food insecurity. It also gave $25,000 to Special Olympics Hawai‘i; $50,000 to Waikīkī Health’s emer- gency room diversion pro- gram; and $95,000 to Ha- wai‘i Foodbank, Maui Food
AlohaCare donated $5,000-$35,000 each to 18
Applications for 2023 are available at imualoa.alo- hacare.org. Charitable do- nations open on Jan. 5. Edu- cational scholarships will be available starting Feb. 6.
By the end of the year, a family on Hawai‘i Island will be moving into a new, affordable home thanks to a $180,000 grant from Honolulu-based nonprofit Nareit Hawai‘i to the Hawai‘i Island Community Development Foundation. Pictured (from left) are Gladys Quinto Marrone, executive director of Nareit Hawai‘i; Terrilynn Leonard, program manager for HIDC; Keith Kato, executive director for HICDC; and Hailey Lord, assistant property manager for Alexander & Baldwin, which is also a partner in the effort. PHOTO COURTESY NAREIT HAWAI‘I
Bank, Kaua‘i Independent Food Bank and The Food Basket on Hawai‘i Island.
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